Missouri Earmarks $3 Million for Broadband
Posted on Aug 14, 2020 in Broadband | Comments Off on Missouri Earmarks $3 Million for Broadband
Missouri’s Emergency Broadband Investment Program will receive more than $3 million to fund sixteen broadband projects from eight providers. The investment is expected to connect almost 2,000 Missouri households to the internet.
Pandemic Likely to Continue Affecting Electricity Demand
Posted on Aug 7, 2020 in COVID-19 | Comments Off on Pandemic Likely to Continue Affecting Electricity Demand
According to a recent CoBank report, demand for electricity is not expected to rebound to pre-COVID-19 levels until at least 2022. While the drop in commercial demand has been somewhat offset by residential demand due to stay-at-home orders, there are signs this sector will also weaken. This may result in utilities taking cost-saving measures, such as coal-fired plants retiring at a...
Colquitt EMC Partners with Windstream for Fiber Deployment
Posted on Aug 4, 2020 in Broadband | Comments Off on Colquitt EMC Partners with Windstream for Fiber Deployment
Colquitt EMC has struck a partnership with Windstream Communications, a provider of high-speed broadband internet, to expand the footprint of its fiber broadband service into rural areas of Georgia. Under the agreement, Windstream and Colquitt EMC, which serves seven counties, will share responsibility for expanding Windstream’s fiber optic broadband network over the next several...
Kansas Coop Consolidation Receives Board Approvals
Posted on Aug 3, 2020 in Mergers/Acquisitions | Comments Off on Kansas Coop Consolidation Receives Board Approvals
The Boards of Trustees for Nemaha-Marshall Electric Cooperative Assn., Inc. in Axtell, Kansas and Doniphan Electric Cooperative Assn., Inc. in Troy, Kansas have approved a joint member vote on a consolidation of the two electric cooperatives to be held in October 2020. Under the proposed consolidation plan, a new legal entity, Northeast Kansas Electric Cooperative, Inc., will be...
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